![]() K-tag K901 invokes NFPA 99-2012 Fundamentals Chapter 4. Examples are K-tag K900 that specifically invokes “any NFPA 99 requirements (excluding Chapters 7, 8 12 and 13) that are not addressed by the provided K-tags, but are deficient.” (Those NFPA 99-2012 chapters were not adopted by CMS.) ![]() Within Part II, there are also wild cards. Section 6 was reserved by CMS and is not presently used for hospitals. LSC K-tag sections 4, 5 and 7 have similar wild card K-tags. ![]() K300 similarly invokes LSC Protection Sections 18.3 and 19.3. Another example is K200, which similarly invokes all portions of LSC Means of Egress Sections 18.2 and 19.2 that are not otherwise stipulated within the other 25 200-series K-tags. One example is K100, which invokes all portions of LSC General Requirements Sections 18.1 and 19.1 not otherwise stipulated in the other eight 100-series K-tags. The HCFC-based K-tags are all within the single Part II.Ĭertain CMS K-tags act as wild cards to invoke entire subsections of the two adopted codes. The LSC-based K-tags are in Part I and are separated into seven sections with six of those seven sections being used. There are 89 LSC-based K-tags and 34 HCFC-based K-tags. The free matrix is available to American Society for Healthcare Engineering members only at The CMS K-tags related to the July 2016 CMS adoption of the 2012 LSC and HCFC are available from CMS within the document titled “Fire Safety Survey Report 2012 Code - Health Care Medicare - Medicaid.” This 50-page PDF file is labeled “Form CMS - 2786R, 2012, 10/2016” and is located online. The document provides a comparison of the regulations applicable to most hospitals, though it is important to verify the editions of the codes and standards that are applicable to a specific jurisdiction. Reports from recent surveys indicate that compliance with K-tag requirements are being assessed during surveys.Ī new matrix compares K-tags from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services with various codes and requirements from the Joint Commission, National Fire Protection Association and the International Code Council. Whether the K-tag requirement is stipulated or not stipulated within the AO requirements, the K-tags represent the CMS requirements and must be adhered to by organizations that wish to receive Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement from CMS. The AOs, such as the Joint Commission, DNV GL, Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program and the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality, already may have written a K-tag requirement into their own specific mandatory requirements, such as the Joint Commission’s Elements of Performance, for example. Survey reports from the AOs should also indicate which K-tag requirements are noncompliant. The AOs are required to assess compliance with CMS K-tags and are doing so. State agency surveyors surveying on behalf of CMS, such as during validation surveys that sometimes occur after a survey by an AO, use the K-tags to determine compliance with the CMS conditions of participation and score the K-tags as compliant or noncompliant. The K-tags address both LSC and HCFC requirements pertaining to the physical environment. This fact was re-emphasized when the Joint Commission recently announced its proposed 2018 changes related to the 2012 codes adoption for expanded compliance with the CMS K-tags, also stating that its surveyors are presently surveying for compliance with the K-tag requirements. Regardless of the AO’s published requirements, the AO is responsible for assessing compliance with those K-tags. Alternative funding options for energy-efficiency projects
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